Friday Fun: Poetry, E-book & More!

Hello everybody! I just realized that the blog is one month old. I want to tell you how much I appreciate you reading it– and hopefully enjoying it, as well as the words of support and the comments that you leave. It makes me especially happy when I see you address the interviewees. *Again, hat down for your support as I’m learning the ropes.* 🙂

Now back to the fun!

* Picture book writer and poetry aficionada Cheryl Cooney needs your help! Here’s what she says:“I need some ‘priming for my rhyming’ for a new idea I am working on. It is a wonderful theme, a mother’s love for her child. (…) I am compiling pet names that I have for my own child, but I need MANY more. I am working with a two syllable/one syllable combo. For example, Huggy Bug, Silly Goose, Cheesey Cheeks. So please give me that combo, I have to keep the same tempo. (…) the cheesier the better!!!”
To answer Cheryl, visit her blog @ http://cherylcooney.blogspot.com/
Cheryl also wrote a poem expressing the feelings of confusion some of us might go through regarding the situation in Haiti. Hope you’ll read it! 🙂

* Since we’re talking about Haiti, some people expressed the desire “to do more” for the island, in addition to the donations already made. Writer Donna Earnhardt posted about a Tangible Way to Help.

*I was terrified of blogging before starting, one of the reasons being that English isn’t my native tongue. The first person I turned to for advice, probably without him even noticingmy doing, was writer Lee Wind. I picked his brain over lunch, during a conference, about his blog: I asked how he got started, as well as all type of silly questions! That was a while ago. Lee has helped numerous bloggers over the past two years, and his advices are now available in The Zen of Blogging: 7 Steps on the Virtual Path to Real Success, an e-book that has already received several praises. I hope you’ll check it out. I can attest that his words are golden, and the price is quite affordable!

* Heartfelt congratulations to the winners and honorees of the ALA Book Awards! The agitation provoked by various cover controversies, as well as the situation in Haiti, occupied my mind and the blog most of the week (though I expressed my joy on fellow bloggers’ sites); that said I will comment and celebrate more extensively that event this coming Tuesday. I’m sure you’ve all heard of and checked the books already, especially the multicultural ones! 😀 In case you haven’t had a chance to do so, here is the complete list of winners. I also recommend Corinne‘s–PaperTigers.org–excellent post which highlights the ALA Youth Media multicultural winners!

* For Sci-Fi fans: The Apex of World SF is a collection of “sixteen (science-fiction and fantasy) stories penned by authors from Thailand, the Philippines, China, Israel, Pakistan, Serbia, Croatia, Malaysia, and other countries across the globe.” To read more about it–including a really good review from the Library Journal, click here. From author and editor Lavie Tidhar: “We’ve been getting good reviews, some great readers – but we still need your help. Specifically – we need to sell 92 copies until the end of this month.”

* Last but not least: as you know I’m building a database of multicultural blogs on children’s literature for the site. I am aware of many, thanks to the wonderful bloggers community and especially to those who adopted that focus. I want to make sure that I don’t miss a name, so please feel free to leave recommendations in the comment section. Thank you!

congrats on the one month milestone! And thanks for the shout-out about my e-book, Nathalie. I like your blog’s focus, your enthusiasm, and can’t wait to see what you come up as your blog continues.
Namaste and a Hug,
Lee

Hi Nathalie:
I found you because somehow you found me–probably Comment Challenge? Anyway, I love checking out all these new blogs and I love the focus of your blog! A great idea and you have executed it very well. A lot of great information here!

Hi Nathalie,
I found you via the comment challenge. Congrats. on a month of blogging! Looks great. Here is a link to a blog which addresses multiculturalism in kid lit: http://thehappynappybookseller.blogspot.com/ This blog was listed on Mother Reader’s Comment Challenge page. Thanks for all the info. on your site.
Lori

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This blog celebrates cultural diversity in the arts, and in children’s books in particular, as well as the people who make it happen! I find heritage months wonderful, however I also believe that one needs not to wait for a particular season to celebrate the cultural richness of our world. Like any other mainstream successes, multicultural books, and multicultural media in general, are a wonderful source of information. They provide a great escapism and, dare I say, promote world peace. What is there not to like? *smile*

With that in mind, be ready to read about Native American, Asian, Latinx, African-American literature and more, anytime of the month.